Magic grants weapons scaling with Intelligence and Magic Damage, while lowering Strength and Dexterity bonuses from scaling. This makes the Magic path suitable for those with a high Intelligence stat, but low Strength and Dexterity stats.

A standard weapon with a magical weapon augmentation, such as Crystal Magic Weapon, deals more damage than Magic weapons in almost every instance; however, Magic weapons have the advantage of being permanent and not having to be buffed.

The Enchanted upgrade path offers even better scaling with Intelligence than the Magic path, albeit at the cost of even heavier Strength and Dexterity bonus reductions.